Ironing-board



(No Model.)

D. B. HOOK IRONING BOARD.

Patented Nov. 16,1897.

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IRONING-BOARD.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersl Patent No. 593,661,` datedNovember 16, 1897.

Y Application tiled .Tuly 3l, 1896. Serial No. 601,240. V(No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DUANE B. HOOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Germany, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and usef ul Improvements in Ironing-Boards;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inironingboards; and it has for its obj ect, among others, to provide asimple and cheap, yet strong. and durable, ironing-board that can bereadily set up in the desired position and when not in use may be storedaway so as to occupy the minimum space.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the`appended claims.

The invention in this instance resides in the peculiar combinations andthe construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as morefully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and thenparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a View of my improvedironingboard set up ready for use. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalsection through the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through thel upperend of the supporting-piece. Fig. 4. is a plan View of the castingdetached from the support.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates theboard, which may be of any desired length and width and of any preferredwood. At one end it has secured thereto in any suitable manner thecasting B, which is set flush with the upper face' of the board andserves as a support for the sad-irons, and it is formed with the'hooksO, which are rounded upon their under faces, as shown, so that when theboard is tilted to engage the hooks in the openings in the support theywill more readily enter the said openings.

D is the board, designed to be secured to the wall. It is provided atits upper end with the holes E, and across the upper edge of these holesupon the rear face of the board extends the rod F, with which the hooksare designed to engage. G is a shelf on the front face of this boardjust below these holes and upon which the end of the board rests whenthe hooks are engaged in the holes.

H is a cleat secured transversely of the board upon its under side aboutmidway its length, and between this cleat and the under side of theboard is secured one part of a hinge I, to the other portion of which issecured one end of the brace J, the adjacent end of which is designed toengage the side of the cleat, as shown. The other end of this brace isformed with a notch K and is designed to engage in the recess L in theboard D, and in this recess is disposed a plate M, carried by a springN. The plate may be provided with a knob O, by which it may be operatedto press the Aspring inward to disengage the plate at the end from thenotch in the brace. This brace serves to form a truss or support for theouter end of the board A, as will be readily understood.

P is a-spring passed through the brace and having its ends passedbetween the cleat and under side of the board and its ends bearingagainst the under face of the board, as shown. This spring P, whenl theironing-board A is disconnected from its support, draws the brace towardthe said board and prevents its swinging downward by gravity.

The operation and manner of use of the ironing-board will be apparentfrom the foregoing description when taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, and a further detailed description thereof is not deemednecessary.

What is claimed as new isl. The combination with the board having shelf,openings, and a rod extended across the upper edge of said openings uponthe rear -face of said board and on a higher plane than said shelf, anda recess with a spring-pressed IOO plate, of the board having hooks, anda braee hinged to the under side of the board and having a noteh toengage the plate in the recess, as set forth.

2. The eoinbination with the board having shelf and openings and arecess with a springpressed plate therein, of the ironing-board havinghooks, a hinged brace having a notch, constructed to enter said recessand be engaged by said plate and a spring acting on 1o said brace, asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

DUANE B. HOOK.

XVitllesses:

GEO. F. YATES, F. B. JACKSON.

